Educator's Survival Guide For Television Production And Activities » (2nd Edition)

KEITH KYKER (M.Ed.) has 23 years teaching experience, and has been working with school television production for 18 of those years. He has earned degrees in educational media/instructional technology and speech education from the University of Central Florida. Keith currently serves as the educational media specialist at Northwood Elementary School in Crestview, Florida. Keith was previously the media specialist at Lewis Middle School in Valparaiso, Florida where he earned District Teacher of the Year honors in 1999. Before becoming a media specialist, Keith taught television production, media production, public speaking, and English at the high school and college levels. Keith recently served on the committee that developed the assessment for National Board Certification for library media, and was instrumental in providing benchmarks for accomplished media practices.

CHRISTOPHER CURCHY is Educational Media Specialist, at Jensen Beach High School, Jensen Beach, Florida. Christopher has 29 years experience teaching in Florida grades K-12. With Keith Kyker, Christopher is the co-author of 9 educational technology books for Libraries Unlimited. They have presented at more than 50 conferences nationwide, write the Video Viewfinder column for Florida Media Quarterly, and host the popular Web site schooltv.com.

This guide offers high school teachers advice on purchasing video and audio equipment, configuring a working television facility, producing a school news show, and presenting the finished television program. The second edition adds chapters on nonlinear digital video editing and ideas for student video projects. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Jessica Mize - VOYA

For both inexperienced and career television production instructors, this handbook details every aspect of production from defining jargon and describing equipment to physically setting up or redesigning a studio. New chapters on nonlinear digital editing and digital technology make this revised edition a valuable new resource. For the new instructor, Kyker and Curchy offer step-by-step instructions on studio setup. Aiming to help schools spend money wisely, they suggest equipment features appropriate for school versus personal use. Once equipment is purchased, the authors provide details on setting up and testing systems. Equally helpful to both new and experienced instructors are production activities, ideas for projects, sample forms, and grading rubrics. Advantages and disadvantages of nonlinear digital editing are described, including tips for replacing old editing systems with computer-based systems. Questions posed prompt instructors to consider the purpose of their programs, to assess how existing equipment is being used, and to decide how to implement new technologies to better achieve their purpose. Most significantly, the authors dispel myths that new technologies outprice old. A true survival guide, the scope of this edition offers something for everyone. Information is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Kyker and Curchy begin with the amateur in mind, but progress to the full-fledged production instructor. This book is an essential televison production teaching resource. 2003, Libraries Unlimited, 276p.; Glossary. Index. Illus. Source Notes., $30 pb. Ages 17 to Adult.